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Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College First Clinical College Union Hospital

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Engineering

A Flexible Wearable Supernumerary Robotic Limb for Chronic Stroke Patients

Hongge Ru¹, WeiJian Gao², Weixuan Ou², Xingyue Yang¹, Andong Li¹, Zhongzheng Fu¹, Jun Huo¹, Bo Yang¹, Yanzhao Zhang³, Xiling Xiao³, Zhaohui Yang³, Jian Huang¹

¹Key Laboratory for Image Processing and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry of China, School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, ²School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, ³Wuhan Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College First Clinical College Union Hospital

This protocol introduces a flexible wearable supernumerary robotic limb tailored to assist in finger rehabilitation for stroke patients. The design incorporates a bending sensor to facilitate seamless human-robot interaction. Validation through experiments involving both healthy volunteers and stroke patients underscores the efficacy and dependability of the proposed study.